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24 books recommended for fans of Some Luck by Jane Smiley, tied together by themes of Sagas, Literary, and Historical.

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Handpicked for thematic and literary overlap — the best shelf companions to Some Luck.

Tiger Hills — Sarita Mandanna

Sarita Mandanna

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

Home Front Girls — Suzanne Hayes

Home Front Girls

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

Beasts of a Little Land A Novel — Juhea Kim

Beasts of a Little Land A Novel

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

A Fine Balance — Rohinton Mistry

Rohinton Mistry

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

The Son — Philipp Meyer

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

Virgins of Paradise — Barbara Wood

Virgins of Paradise

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

Off Island — Lara Tupper

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

Child of All Nations — Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Child of All Nations

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

Ulysses — James Joyce

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

Survival An American Family’s Odyssey Through Two World Wars — G. S. Willmott

Survival An American Family’s Odyssey Through Two World Wars

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

The Secret Keeper A Novel — Kate Morton

The Secret Keeper A Novel

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek — Kim Michele Richardson

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

Kim Michele Richardson

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

The Financier Volume 1 — Theodore Dreiser

The Financier Volume 1

Theodore Dreiser

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

Through the Waters and the Wild — Greg Fields

Through the Waters and the Wild

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

Dignity — Alys Conran

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

The Purchase — Linda Spalding

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

Yesterday’s Dreams — Jessica Blair

Yesterday’s Dreams

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

Circe — Madeline Miller

Madeline Miller

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

This is Happiness — Niall Williams

This is Happiness

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

Evil Eye A Novel — Etaf Rum

Evil Eye A Novel

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

Palisades Park A Novel — Alan Brennert

Palisades Park A Novel

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

The Wild Palms — William Faulkner

William Faulkner

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

Coleman Hill A Novel — Kim Coleman Foote

Coleman Hill A Novel

Kim Coleman Foote

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

Shanghai Girls A Novel — Lisa See

Shanghai Girls A Novel

Themes: Sagas • Literary • Historical

If Some Luck by Jane Smiley is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Sagas, Literary, Historical and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Sarita Mandanna, Suzanne Hayes, Juhea Kim, Rohinton Mistry, and others.

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